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Artyushin and colleagues in 2018 reported conflicting data between mitochondrial and nuclear genes in which E. isabellinus was sister to all other Old World species of Eptesicus using mitochondrial genes, but L. isabellinus wassister to E. pachyomus and E. serotinus using nuclear genes, supporting the traditional view that E. isabellinus and E. pachyomus are subspecies of E. serotinus . Eiptesicus isabellinus is retained as a species here because there is strong support forits specific status. Two subspecies recognized.; [batnames2022] Subgenus Cnephaeus . Distinct from serotinus and includes boscai, previously considered a subspecies of serotinus; see Mayer et al.(2007) and Juste et al. 2012.; [MDD2022] split from E. serotinus; [IUCN] Considered as subspecies of Eptesicus serotinus or even synonymized with it. Nevertheless, recent molecular analyses first using mitochondrial DNA (Ibáñez et al . 2006) and later nuclear markers (Juste et al . 2013) have shown that E. isabellinus is quite distant and isolated from E. serotinus and therefore a full valid species as it was already suggested by Benda et al . (2004, 2006) although morphologically very similar to the former. The Libyan nominal population seems isolated from the Western population which could be differentiated as E. isabellinus boscai (Juste et al. 2013).; [batnames2023] Subgenus Cnephaeus . Distinct from serotinus and includes boscai, previously considered a subspecies of serotinus; see Mayer et al.(2007) and Juste et al. 2012.; [MDD2023] split from E. serotinus; [MDD2025_2.0] split from E. serotinus; moved from Eptesicus to Cnephaeus; [batnames2025_1.7] Distinct from serotinus and includes boscai, previously considered a subspecies of serotinus; see Mayer et al.(2007) and Juste et al. 2012.; [MDD2025_2.2] split from E. serotinus; moved from Eptesicus to Cnephaeus										isabellinus, boscai		boscai	boscai - meridionalis	isabellinus, boscai, meridionalis	Considered as subspecies of Eptesicus serotinus or even synonymized with it. Nevertheless, recent molecular analyses first using mitochondrial DNA (Ibáñez et al . 2006) and later nuclear markers (Juste et al . 2013) have shown that E. isabellinus is quite distant and isolated from E. serotinus and therefore a full valid species as it was already suggested by Benda et al . (2004, 2006) although morphologically very similar to the former. The Libyan nominal population seems isolated from the Western population which could be differentiated as E. isabellinus boscai (Juste et al. 2013).	boscai, isabellinus	boscai - meridionalis	isabellinus, boscai, meridionalis	isabellinus, boscai, meridionalis	boscai, isabellinus	boscai - meridionalis	isabellinus (Temminck, 1840)|boscai (Cabrera, 1904)|meridionalis (Dal Piaz, 1926)						N/A																																								_C. i. boscai_ (Cabrera, 1904) (synonyms: _meridionalis_ (Dal Piaz, 1926)); _C. i. isabellinus_ (Temminck, 1840)																											4C3D87E8FFA06A18FA8697571CBCB8B5	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Vespertilionidae_716.pdf.imf	hash://md5/b004ff90fffb6a44fffc96591e00bb32	849	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FFA06A18FA8697571CBCB8B5.xml	Eptesicus isabellinus	Vespertilionidae	Eptesicus	isabellinus		1840	Sérotine isabelle @fr | Mittelmeer-Breitfligelfledermaus @de | Murciélagohortelano mediterraneo @es | Other common names @en | sabelle’s Serotine @en | @en | sabelline Serotine Bat @en	Vespertilio isabellinus Temminck, 1840 , “les environs de Tripoli ,” Libya . Eptesicus isabellinus was typically included under E. serotinus , but a number ofgenetic studies support its recognition as distinct. J. Juste and colleagues in 2013 and I. V. Artyushin and colleagues in 2018 reported conflicting data between mitochondrial and nuclear genes in which E. isabellinus was sister to all other Old World species of Eptesicus using mitochondrial genes, but L. isabellinus wassister to E. pachyomus and E. serotinus using nuclear genes, supporting the traditional view that E. isabellinus and E. pachyomus are subspecies of E. serotinus . Eiptesicus isabellinus is retained as a species here because there is strong support forits specific status. Two subspecies recognized.	E.i.isabellinusTemminck,1840—NEAlgeria,Tunisia,andNWLibya. E. i. boscai Cabrera, 1904 — S Portugal , S Spain , N & C Morocco , NW Algeria , and Canary Is (Lanzarote I).	Head-body ¢.62-76 mm, tail 43-56, ear 12-18 mm, hindfoot 8:5-13 mm, forearm 44-2-53-8 mm; weight 15-27 g. Femalesare slightly larger than males. Dorsal pelage of the Meridional Serotine varies from pale yellowish brown, with creamy sheen, to nearly golden (hairs are slightly darker basally); venteris paler, with no clear demarcation with dorsum. Bare muzzle, cheeks, ears, and membranes are distinctly dark brown. Ears are subtriangular and broadly rounded, with five transverse folds on outer margins; tragusis about one-third the ear length, posterior margin is smoothly convex, and tip is bluntly pointed. Tail extends ¢.2-3 mm past uropatagium, and calcar is robust, reaching one-third to halfway to tail tip; wings are attached to base of each foot. Baculum is broadly Y-shaped, with moderately deep basal bifurcation, appearing to be thicker near tip than in the Eurasian Serotine ( E. serotinus ), but is otherwise similar. Skull is similar to that of the Eurasian Serotine in overall structure, large, and robust, and condylo-basal lengthis ¢.18-2 mm; zygomatic arches are flared laterally; rostrum is broad and flat; lacrimal ridges are prominent; forehead profile is straight in lateral view; sagittal crest is low but distinct; and lambdoidal crests are moderately developed. I* is bicuspid, with clearly present secondary cusp; I® is small and slightly higher than cingulum of I?; and lower molars are myotodont. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 50 and FNa = 48 ( Tunisia ).	Variety of habitats from semi-deserts to temperate ecosystems (Mediterranean forests and shrublands) and open agricultural areas or urban gardens from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 1800 m . Meridional Serotines tend to forage around water sources or sites with high relative humidity such as riverbanks with cluttered vegetation. In the northern part of its African distribution,it is also found in dense oases in desert and semi-desert habitats.	The Meridional Serotine primarily eats beetles ( Coleoptera ), moths ( Lepidoptera ), and flies ( Diptera ). In southern Spain in a semiarid urban landscape, diet was mainly characterized by Scarabaeidae ( Coleoptera ) and Diptera , but it varied widely seasonally. Depending on prey availability, it also feeds upon other taxa such as Lepidoptera and Hemiptera that are not available year-round. Four fecal samples and three digestive tracts from Libya contained primarily Hymenoptera (Formicoidea) and Coleoptera (mostly Scarabaeidae and Cerambycidae along with Carabidae , Curculionidae , Staphylinidae , and Tenebrionidae ), and anotherfive fecal pellets only contained Lepidoptera . The Meridional Serotine is mostly an aerial hawker, but it occasionally gleans prey from the ground or vegetation. Foraging habitats are commonlysituated around and close to roosts so they do not need to commute long distances every night.	After exiting hibernation, femalesstart to aggregate and form maternity colonies in late April and early May. Adult females appearto give birth in late May and early June, often having twins. In Tunisia , four lactating females were captured in earlyJune. Lactation can last until mid-August, and then coloniesstart to break up. Mating occurs in August-October, during which males usually make social calls from their roosts.	The Meridional Serotine usually roosts in rock crevices, hollow trees, bridges, and buildings and very rarely in caves, mines, or underground sites. In contrast to the Eurasian Serotine, winter and summer roosts do not change, and in some locations,they are found in the same roosts year-round. Hibernation sites are poorly known, but it is generally assumed that they occupy the samesites in summer. Hibernation occurs from late October to March in some areas, but in others such Tunisia , it seems to be active year-round. Search calls are indistinct from the Eurasian Serotine, with highly variable FM/QCFcalls. In some regions, calls of Meridional Serotines also get confused with species of Nyctalus . In Morocco , average start frequency was 42.3 kHz, end frequency was 25-3 kHz, peak frequency was 27-4 kHz, and duration was 11-5 milliseconds. In another study in Morocco , start frequencies were 33-7-36-3 kHz (mean 35-1 kHz), end frequencies were 22-4-24-2 kHz (26-9 kHz), peak frequencies were 25-8-28-3 kHz (26-9 kHz), durations were 5-6-16-3 milliseconds (9-7 milliseconds), and interpulse intervals were 128-5-362-7 milliseconds (244-2 milliseconds). In Tunisia , peak frequencies of 21-7-30-3 kHz (25-3 kHz) were detected. Recordings in Spain had maximum frequencies of 20-4-65-5 kHz, end frequencies of 18-5-28 kHz, peak frequencies of 23-4-35-8 kHz, durations of 2-:3-22.5 milliseconds, and interpulse intervals of 59-5-263 milliseconds.	Meridional Serotines are generally solitary until females form maternity colonies during breeding season; males are almost always solitary. Males and females usually roost separately throughout the year. Maternity colonies have tens to hundreds of females and their young. All reported maximum annual distance movements are less than 40 km , mostly undertaken by males, which are responsible for gene flow among populations. Females normally show high fidelity to their roosts and are strongly philopatric. The Strait of Gibraltar does not represent a movement barrier or isolation source between European and African populations. In agricultural areas, they are suspected to accumulate contaminants from their diet.	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. It is common in some areas (e.g. southern Spain , Morocco , and northern Algeria ).	ACR (2018) | Artyushin et al. (2018) | Aulagnier (2013h) | Baker et al. (1974) | Benda, Cerveny etal. (2010) | Benda, Spitzenberger et al. (2014) | Dalhoumi, Aissa & Aulagnier (2016a, 2016b) | Dalhoumi, Morellet et al. (2017) | Dietz & Kiefer (2016) | Disca et al. (2014) | Harrison (1956b, 1963b) | Horta et al. (2015) | Hutterer et al. (2005) | Ibanez et al. (2006) | Juste (2016b) | Juste, Benda et al. (2013) | Juste, Bilgin et al. (2009) | Lison, Haz & Calvo (2014) | Lisén, Lopez-Espinosa et al. (2015)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398218/files/figure.png	194. Meridional Serotine Eptesicus isabellinus French: Sérotine isabelle / German: Mittelmeer-Breitfligelfledermaus / Spanish: Murciélago hortelano mediterraneo Other common names: Isabelle’s Serotine , Isabelline Serotine Bat Taxonomy. Vespertilio isabellinus Temminck, 1840 , “les environs de Tripoli ,” Libya . Eptesicus isabellinus was typically included under E. serotinus , but a number ofgenetic studies support its recognition as distinct. J. Juste and colleagues in 2013 and I. V. Artyushin and colleagues in 2018 reported conflicting data between mitochondrial and nuclear genes in which E. isabellinus was sister to all other Old World species of Eptesicus using mitochondrial genes, but L. isabellinus wassister to E. pachyomus and E. serotinus using nuclear genes, supporting the traditional view that E. isabellinus and E. pachyomus are subspecies of E. serotinus . Eiptesicus isabellinus is retained as a species here because there is strong support forits specific status. Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. E.i.isabellinusTemminck,1840—NEAlgeria,Tunisia,andNWLibya. E. i. boscai Cabrera, 1904 — S Portugal , S Spain , N & C Morocco , NW Algeria , and Canary Is (Lanzarote I). Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢.62-76 mm, tail 43-56, ear 12-18 mm, hindfoot 8:5-13 mm, forearm 44-2-53-8 mm; weight 15-27 g. Femalesare slightly larger than males. Dorsal pelage of the Meridional Serotine varies from pale yellowish brown, with creamy sheen, to nearly golden (hairs are slightly darker basally); venteris paler, with no clear demarcation with dorsum. Bare muzzle, cheeks, ears, and membranes are distinctly dark brown. Ears are subtriangular and broadly rounded, with five transverse folds on outer margins; tragusis about one-third the ear length, posterior margin is smoothly convex, and tip is bluntly pointed. Tail extends ¢.2-3 mm past uropatagium, and calcar is robust, reaching one-third to halfway to tail tip; wings are attached to base of each foot. Baculum is broadly Y-shaped, with moderately deep basal bifurcation, appearing to be thicker near tip than in the Eurasian Serotine ( E. serotinus ), but is otherwise similar. Skull is similar to that of the Eurasian Serotine in overall structure, large, and robust, and condylo-basal lengthis ¢.18-2 mm; zygomatic arches are flared laterally; rostrum is broad and flat; lacrimal ridges are prominent; forehead profile is straight in lateral view; sagittal crest is low but distinct; and lambdoidal crests are moderately developed. I* is bicuspid, with clearly present secondary cusp; I® is small and slightly higher than cingulum of I?; and lower molars are myotodont. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 50 and FNa = 48 ( Tunisia ). Habitat. Variety of habitats from semi-deserts to temperate ecosystems (Mediterranean forests and shrublands) and open agricultural areas or urban gardens from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 1800 m . Meridional Serotines tend to forage around water sources or sites with high relative humidity such as riverbanks with cluttered vegetation. In the northern part of its African distribution,it is also found in dense oases in desert and semi-desert habitats. Food and Feeding. The Meridional Serotine primarily eats beetles ( Coleoptera ), moths ( Lepidoptera ), and flies ( Diptera ). In southern Spain in a semiarid urban landscape, diet was mainly characterized by Scarabaeidae ( Coleoptera ) and Diptera , but it varied widely seasonally. Depending on prey availability, it also feeds upon other taxa such as Lepidoptera and Hemiptera that are not available year-round. Four fecal samples and three digestive tracts from Libya contained primarily Hymenoptera (Formicoidea) and Coleoptera (mostly Scarabaeidae and Cerambycidae along with Carabidae , Curculionidae , Staphylinidae , and Tenebrionidae ), and anotherfive fecal pellets only contained Lepidoptera . The Meridional Serotine is mostly an aerial hawker, but it occasionally gleans prey from the ground or vegetation. Foraging habitats are commonlysituated around and close to roosts so they do not need to commute long distances every night. Breeding. After exiting hibernation, femalesstart to aggregate and form maternity colonies in late April and early May. Adult females appearto give birth in late May and early June, often having twins. In Tunisia , four lactating females were captured in earlyJune. Lactation can last until mid-August, and then coloniesstart to break up. Mating occurs in August-October, during which males usually make social calls from their roosts. Activity patterns. The Meridional Serotine usually roosts in rock crevices, hollow trees, bridges, and buildings and very rarely in caves, mines, or underground sites. In contrast to the Eurasian Serotine, winter and summer roosts do not change, and in some locations,they are found in the same roosts year-round. Hibernation sites are poorly known, but it is generally assumed that they occupy the samesites in summer. Hibernation occurs from late October to March in some areas, but in others such Tunisia , it seems to be active year-round. Search calls are indistinct from the Eurasian Serotine, with highly variable FM/QCFcalls. In some regions, calls of Meridional Serotines also get confused with species of Nyctalus . In Morocco , average start frequency was 42.3 kHz, end frequency was 25-3 kHz, peak frequency was 27-4 kHz, and duration was 11-5 milliseconds. In another study in Morocco , start frequencies were 33-7-36-3 kHz (mean 35-1 kHz), end frequencies were 22-4-24-2 kHz (26-9 kHz), peak frequencies were 25-8-28-3 kHz (26-9 kHz), durations were 5-6-16-3 milliseconds (9-7 milliseconds), and interpulse intervals were 128-5-362-7 milliseconds (244-2 milliseconds). In Tunisia , peak frequencies of 21-7-30-3 kHz (25-3 kHz) were detected. Recordings in Spain had maximum frequencies of 20-4-65-5 kHz, end frequencies of 18-5-28 kHz, peak frequencies of 23-4-35-8 kHz, durations of 2-:3-22.5 milliseconds, and interpulse intervals of 59-5-263 milliseconds. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Meridional Serotines are generally solitary until females form maternity colonies during breeding season; males are almost always solitary. Males and females usually roost separately throughout the year. Maternity colonies have tens to hundreds of females and their young. All reported maximum annual distance movements are less than 40 km , mostly undertaken by males, which are responsible for gene flow among populations. Females normally show high fidelity to their roosts and are strongly philopatric. The Strait of Gibraltar does not represent a movement barrier or isolation source between European and African populations. In agricultural areas, they are suspected to accumulate contaminants from their diet. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. It is common in some areas (e.g. southern Spain , Morocco , and northern Algeria ). Bibliography. ACR (2018), Artyushin et al. (2018), Aulagnier (2013h), Baker et al. (1974), Benda, Cerveny etal. (2010), Benda, Spitzenberger et al. (2014), Dalhoumi, Aissa & Aulagnier (2016a, 2016b), Dalhoumi, Morellet et al. (2017), Dietz & Kiefer (2016), Disca et al. (2014), Harrison (1956b, 1963b), Horta et al. (2015), Hutterer et al. (2005), Ibanez et al. (2006), Juste (2016b), Juste, Benda et al. (2013), Juste, Bilgin et al. (2009), Lison, Haz & Calvo (2014), Lisén, Lopez-Espinosa et al. (2015).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Vespertilionidae	Eptesicus isabellinus	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	isabellinus	Temminck	1839	1	Monographies de Mammalogie		Meridional Serotine	<b> boscai </b> Cabrera, 1904 ; meridionalis Dal Piaz, 1926;.	North Africa	IBERIA (NORTH AFRICA????)	Not listed.	Least Concern	Subgenus Cnephaeus . Distinct from serotinus and includes boscai, previously considered a subspecies of serotinus; see Mayer et al.(2007) and Juste et al. 2012.	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Eptesicus isabellinus	23	Meridional Serotine	Isabelle's Serotine|Isabelline Serotine Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	VESPERTILIONINAE	EPTESICINI	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	isabellinus	Temminck	1840	1						"les environs de Tripoli," Libya.			isabellinus (Temminck, 1840)|boscai (Cabrera, 1904)|meridionalis Dal Piaz, 1926	split from E. serotinus	Juste, J., Benda, P., Garcia-Mudarra, J. L., & Ibanez, C. (2013). Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5), 441-457.	Portugal|Spain|Morocco|Algeria|Tunisia|Libya|Canary Islands	Africa|Europe	Palearctic	LC	0	0	0	Eptesicus_isabellinus	0	unmatched	NA	1	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	90000000	Eptesicus isabellinus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Eptesicus	isabellinus	Temminck, 1840	Considered as subspecies of Eptesicus serotinus or even synonymized with it. Nevertheless, recent molecular analyses first using mitochondrial DNA (Ibáñez et al . 2006) and later nuclear markers (Juste et al . 2013) have shown that E. isabellinus is quite distant and isolated from E. serotinus and therefore a full valid species as it was already suggested by Benda et al . (2004, 2006) although morphologically very similar to the former. The Libyan nominal population seems isolated from the Western population which could be differentiated as E. isabellinus boscai (Juste et al. 2013).	90000000	Eptesicus isabellinus	Least Concern		2016	2016-06-26 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	<p><span lang="EN-US">The species is locally abundant and widespread. ;Regional trends are difficult to determine due to the lack of reliable data but it seems that there are no reasons to consider the population to be declining globally.</p>	<p><span lang="EN-US">The species uses mainly crevices in rocks as a natural roost. This characteristic has allowed this bat to make frequent use of bridges and other similar human-made constructions with crevices-like openings etc., being directly favoured by the availability of these frequent human constructions.</p> <p><span lang="EN-US">It is an ecologically plastic species found in a variety of habitats from semi-desert to temperate and subtropical dry forest, Mediterranean-type shrub-land, farmland and suburban areas. As in other serotines, favoured feeding areas include pasture, open woodland edge, gardens, and forested regions. ;It's a trophic generalist species, feeding on a variety of sources from beetles to moths and flies.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-US">Most maternity colonies (between 20 and 100 females) are found in human constructions and buildings and naturally in rock fissures.</p> <p><span lang="EN-US">It is a sedentary species with annual movements of less than 40 km and females showing high fidelity to the roosts (Ibáñez 2007).</span></p>	<p>No specific threats are known for the species although it can accumulate biocides due its feeding habits in agricultural areas (Guillén et al . 1991).</p>	<p><span lang="EN-US">There are no estimates of the population figures for the species. Nevertheless, it is reported to be very abundant locally and in some areas of Southern Spain is considered one of the commonest species with density values up to 7.5 individuals per km<sup>2</sup> (Ibáñez 2007). Lifespan is not well known but annual survival rate of adults was found to vary across colonies with an average value around 0.70 (Papadatou et al . 2011). This species is the main host of a differentiated strand of rabies virus in Iberia (Vázquez-Morón et al . 2011).</p>	Unknown	<p><span lang="EN-US">The species is known to occupy the warmer southern half of the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean fringe along the African coast from Morocco all the way to Lybia, from where it was originally described. The Iberian and Moroccan populations seem quite close genetically suggesting recent contacts through the Gibraltar Strait (Juste et al . 2009).</p>		Terrestrial	<p><span lang="EN-US">No specific actions seem to be required to guarantee the species’ future. E. isabellinus is profiting from most of the man-made constructions that are being used more and more often as roosting places making the species quite common in urban areas.</p>	Palearctic		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Vespertilionidae	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	isabellinus	Temminck	1840	1	Monographies de Mammalogie	2: 205, pl.52, figs 1, 2	Meridional Serotine	<b> boscai </b> Cabrera, 1904 ; meridionalis Dal Piaz, 1926;.	North Africa	IBERIA (NORTH AFRICA????)	Not listed.	Least Concern	Subgenus Cnephaeus . Distinct from serotinus and includes boscai, previously considered a subspecies of serotinus; see Mayer et al.(2007) and Juste et al. 2012.	Eptesicus isabellinus	1005524	23	Meridional Serotine	Isabelle's Serotine|Isabelline Serotine Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	VESPERTILIONINAE	EPTESICINI	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	isabellinus	Temminck	1840	1						"les environs de Tripoli," Libya.			isabellinus (Temminck, 1840)|boscai (Cabrera, 1904)|meridionalis Dal Piaz, 1926	split from E. serotinus	Juste, J., Benda, P., Garcia-Mudarra, J. L., & Ibanez, C. (2013). Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5), 441-457.				Portugal|Spain|Morocco|Algeria|Tunisia|Libya|Canary Islands	Africa|Europe	Palearctic	LC	0	0	0	Eptesicus_isabellinus	0	unmatched	NA	1	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Cnephaeus_isabellinus	1005524	23	Meridional Serotine	Isabelle's Serotine|Isabelline Serotine Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilioninae	Nycticeiini	Cnephaeus	NA	isabellinus	Temminck	1	Vespertilio isabellinus	Temminck, C.J. 1840. Livraison 3. Pp. 141–272 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.	https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/140/mode/2up	RMNH.MAM.17648	lectotype	https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17648.a | https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17648.b	"les environs de Tripoli," Libya.			split from E. serotinus; moved from Eptesicus to Cnephaeus	Juste, J., Benda, P., Garcia-Mudarra, J. L., & Ibanez, C. (2013). Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5), 441-457.|Cláudio, V. C., Novaes, R. L., Gardner, A. L., Nogueira, M. R., Wilson, D. E., Maldonado, J. E., ... & Moratelli, R. (2023). Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus. Zoologia (Curitiba), 40, e22029.				Portugal|Spain|Italy|Morocco|Algeria|Tunisia|Libya|Canary Islands	Africa|Europe	Palearctic	LC (as Eptesicus isabellinus)	0	0	0	Eptesicus_isabellinus	0	unmatched	NA	1	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Vespertilionidae	Cnephaeus		isabellinus	Temminck	1840	1	Monographies de Mammalogie	2: 205, pl.52, figs 1, 2	Meridional Serotine	boscai Cabrera, 1904; meridionalis Dal Piaz, 1926;.	North Africa	IBERIA (NORTH AFRICA????)	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85200107/85200275/' target='_blank'>Least Concern as Eptesicus isabellinus</a>	Distinct from serotinus and includes boscai, previously considered a subspecies of serotinus; see Mayer et al.(2007) and Juste et al. 2012.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Eptesicus isabellinus; Eptesicus isabellinus; Eptesicus isabellinus; Eptesicus isabellinus; Eptesicus isabellinus; isabellinus; boscai; boscai; boscai - meridionalis; isabellinus; boscai; meridionalis; Sérotine isabelle; Mittelmeer-Breitfligelfledermaus; Murciélagohortelano mediterraneo; Other common names; sabelle’s Serotine; sabelline Serotine Bat; Meridional Serotine; Isabelle's Serotine; Isabelline Serotine Bat; Meridional Serotine; E. isabellinus